To the Honorable Senate and House of Representatives of the Commonwealth of Massachusetts in GeneralCourt assembled:

The undersigned legislators and/or citizens respectfully petition for the passage of the accompanying bill:

An Act relative to the room occupancy excise tax in the town of Provincetown.

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PETITION OF:

Name:

District/Address:

Sarah K. Peake

4th Barnstable

Robert A. O'Leary

Cape and Islands

The Commonwealth of Massachusetts

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In the Year Two Thousand and Nine

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An Act relative to the room occupancy excise tax in the town of Provincetown.

Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives in General Court assembled, and by the authority of the same, as follows:

SECTION 1.Chapter 391 of the Acts of 1998 is hereby amended by providingthat thirteen percent (13%) of the room excise tax collected by the town ofProvincetown under section 3A of chapter 64Gof the General Laws for the fiscalyear beginning July 1, 2010 and each fiscal year thereafter shall be credited tothe wastewater enterprise fund of said town without further appropriation.

SECTION 2. Section 2 of Chapter 178 of the Acts of 1996 is hereby amended byproviding that thirty-five percent (35%) of the excise collected under section 3Aof chapter 64G of the General Laws by the town of Provincetown for the fiscalyear beginning July 1, 2010 and each fiscal year thereafter shall be credited tothe Tourism Fund established pursuant to Section 1 of Chapter 178 of the Acts of1996 without further appropriation.

SECTION 3. Twenty-five percent (25%) of the excise collected under section 3Aof chapter 64Gof the General Laws by the town of Provincetown for the fiscalyear beginning July 1, 2010 and each fiscal year thereafter shall be creditedwithout further appropriation to the special purpose stabilization fund for capitalimprovements established in accordance with section 5B of chapter 40 of theGeneral Laws by the town pursuant to the vote under article 9 of the April 5, 2010special town meeting

SECTION 4: Twenty-seven percent (27%) of the excise collected under section 3Aof chapter 64G of the General Laws by the Town of Provincetown for the fiscalyear beginning July 1, 2010, and each fiscal year thereafter, shall be credited tothe General Fund.

SECTION 5. This act shall take effect upon passage.

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